God’s Work, God’s Way

By George Stiekes | August 15, 2019 | Comments Off on God’s Work, God’s Way

Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is (Mark 13:33). For we are HIS WORKMANSHIP, created in Christ Jesus…

How Churches Provide for Multiple Pastors

By Thomas Overmiller | August 14, 2019 | Comments Off on How Churches Provide for Multiple Pastors

A Biblical Study on the Question of Multiple Pastors in a Church (Part Four of Four) As a church grows and/or as the spiritual and…

Who Will End the Violence?

By Gordon Dickson | August 13, 2019 | Comments Off on Who Will End the Violence?

Isaiah 9:4-6 These days, our headlines are full of violence. There have been a number of news items about domestic strife and race-based violence. On…

Thank God for Teachers!

By Kevin Schaal | August 12, 2019 | Comments Off on Thank God for Teachers!

Around here, school starts tomorrow, and I now have two teachers living in my house—one math, one science. It’s been a buzz of activity for…

Five Keys to Enduring Pain

By Matt Recker | August 9, 2019 | Comments Off on Five Keys to Enduring Pain

Jeremiah 15:10-21 The Confessions of Jeremiah, part 2 Life is very painful and probably more painful than we thought it would be, but the Prophet…

Making Sense out of Suffering

By Gordon Dickson | August 8, 2019 | Comments Off on Making Sense out of Suffering

FrontLine July/August 2019 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 4 As believers we have the privilege of magnifying the unique excellence of our God. When we…

The Congregation and its Relationship to One Pastor or Many Pastors

By Thomas Overmiller | August 7, 2019 | Comments Off on The Congregation and its Relationship to One Pastor or Many Pastors

A Biblical Study on the Question of Multiple Pastors in a Church (Part Three of Four) The NT teaches congregational polity. This means that authorities…

Redeeming the Culture (Part 2)

By Cameron Pollock | August 6, 2019 | Comments Off on Redeeming the Culture (Part 2)

Since posting part 1 of this discussion, I have had the opportunity to listen to others, dig deeply, and gather a bit more insight into…

Should Pastors Have Friends in the Congregation?

By Kevin Schaal | August 5, 2019 | Comments Off on Should Pastors Have Friends in the Congregation?

I was asked this question over Facebook recently. Is it wise for a church leader (whether it be elder, pastor, pastor’s wife, etc.,) to have…

What Will Sustain You in the Hour of Trial?

By Don Johnson | August 2, 2019 | Comments Off on What Will Sustain You in the Hour of Trial?

I’m doing some preaching/teaching in our church about “thinking about Scripture,” or Christian meditation. In our day and age, you might get a little nervous…

Marriage, Yelling, and the Holy Spirit

By Taigen Joos | August 1, 2019 | Comments Off on Marriage, Yelling, and the Holy Spirit

Any pastor who has served for a period of years inevitably has counselled married couples who struggle in their marriage. The reasons for these struggles…

Balancing Pastoral Leadership with Pastoral Accountability

By Thomas Overmiller | July 31, 2019 | Comments Off on Balancing Pastoral Leadership with Pastoral Accountability

A Biblical Study on the Question of Multiple Pastors in a Church (Part Two of Four) While the NT does not require every church to…

Redeeming the Culture (Part 1)

By Cameron Pollock | July 30, 2019 |

I’ve had conversations with Christians, and heard missionaries or public speakers, who champion the idea of redeeming the culture. As best I understand, they mean…

Three Lessons to Learn from the Josh Harris Recantation

By Kevin Schaal | July 29, 2019 |

I wrote most of this blog earlier in the week and I intended to discuss Josh Harris recantation of his views on dating and the…

New York City Regional Fellowship

By Proclaim and Defend | July 26, 2019 | Comments Off on New York City Regional Fellowship

New York City Regional Fellowship of the FBFI on Tuesday, September 10 @ 9 am – 1 pm Guest Speaker: Dr. Michael & Sheri Privett…

I Just Want to Feel Loved

By Don Johnson | July 25, 2019 | Comments Off on I Just Want to Feel Loved

“I just want to feel loved,” she said. She was the barber taking care of another customer in the next chair. Her remarkably open conversation…

How Many Pastors Did NT Churches Have?

By Thomas Overmiller | July 24, 2019 |

A Biblical Study on the Question of Multiple Pastors in a Church (Part One of Four) What is the right number of pastors for a…

Trusting God in Traumatic Times

By Matt Recker | July 23, 2019 | Comments Off on Trusting God in Traumatic Times

The Confessions of Jeremiah, Part 1 Jeremiah 11:18-Jeremiah 12:6 Jeremiah 12:5-6 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how…

Is Disney Anti-Christian?

By Kevin Schaal | July 22, 2019 | Comments Off on Is Disney Anti-Christian?

Disney removed Jesus completely from a story that was all about Jesus. Madeleine L’Engle publicly stated that her Newberry Award-winning novel, A Wrinkle in Time (1963),…

Thanking God for Other Christians

By Thomas Overmiller | July 19, 2019 | Comments Off on Thanking God for Other Christians

When was the last time you thanked God for other Christians? When was the last time that you prayed, saying, “Thank you God for [so…

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